County Highway U is blocked by Marathon County Sheriff's deputies Saturday night as a result of a shooting incident, May 3, 2014.

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Shereen Siewert
Daily Herald Media

A 21-year-old man is in the Marathon County Jail on preliminary charges of attempted homicide in connection with a shooting that left two family members seriously injured.

At 9:36 p.m. Saturday, dispatchers received a 911 call notifying them of a shooting at a home on the corner of Highway U and 44th Avenue, according to a news released issued Sunday by Marathon County Sheriff Scott Parks.

When police arrived, they found two victims who had been shot, according to the release. Both victims - a man and a woman - were seriously injured and were transported to Aspirus Wausau Hospital for ...